The Raspberry Pi is wonderful for learning coding and electronics. There are already plenty of ready-to-go robots and gadgets that can be programmed right out of the box. Take the Hiwonder MentorPi T1 for instance: it is a Raspberry Pi 5 powered robot car with TOF LiDAR, 3D depth camera, and high torque servos. It relies on YOLOv5 for road sign recognition and autonomous driving.
This robot comes with ChatGPT integration for advanced applications. It can understand voice commands to supports multi-point navigation. With a vision language model, this robot can interpret its environments to take action. The MentorPi T1 can detect and track lines. It can also lock onto objects in complex environments. It has app and joystick control. It runs on a 7.4v 2200mAh 10C LiPo battery.
